Exquisite Selectivity for Human Toll-Like Receptor 8 in Substituted Furo[2,3-<i>c</i>]quinolines
作者:Hari Prasad Kokatla、Diptesh Sil、Subbalakshmi S. Malladi、Rajalakshmi Balakrishna、Alec R. Hermanson、Lauren M. Fox、Xinkun Wang、Anshuman Dixit、Sunil A. David
DOI:10.1021/jm400694d
日期:2013.9.12
Toll-like receptor (TLR)-8 agonists activate adaptive immune responses by inducing robust production of T helper 1-polarizing cytokines, suggesting that TLR8-active compounds may be promising candidate adjuvants. We synthesized and evaluated hitherto unexplored furo[2,3-d]quinolines and regioisomeric furo[3,2-c]quinolines derived via a tandem, one-pot Sonogashira coupling and intramolecular 5-endo-dig cyclization strategy in a panel of primary screens. We observed a pure TLR8-agonistic activity profile in select furo[2,3-c]quinolines, with maximal potency conferred by a C2-butyl group (EC50 = 1.6 mu M); shorter, longer, or substituted homologues as well as compounds bearing C1 substitutions were inactive, which was rationalized by docking studies using the recently described crystal structure of human TLR8. The best-in-class compound displayed,prominent proinflammatory cytokine induction (including interleukin-12 and interleukin-18), but was bereft of interferon-alpha inducing properties, confirming its high selectivity for human TLR8.